today’s hot news
Homeless tent city explodes 12 blocks across Manhattan as Mamdani says he’ll ‘look into it’
A sprawling homeless encampment stretching roughly a dozen blocks along Manhattan's West Side has become the latest flashpoint in New York City's battle over public safety, homelessness, and the governing philosophy of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The growing camp, located...
Trump returns to WHCA dinner with props, roasts everyone in sight
BS BRIEF: President Trump returned for the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner three months after an armed suspect allegedly tried to breach the original event and assassinate him. The smaller July 24 gathering was moved from the Washington...
Tom Brady loses his cool, slaps Logan Paul in the face at Fanatics Fest
BS BRIEF: The Brady-Paul confrontation instantly became one of the biggest viral moments of Fanatics Fest, with millions of views flooding social media within hours as fans debated whether the slap was real or a carefully orchestrated WWE-style stunt. Neither Brady...
‘Holy sh*t!’ Reaction after New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls after software error
BS BRIEF: New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says approximately 6,600 people who identified themselves as noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote because of a software error in the state's Motor Vehicle Commission system between June 2023 and June 2024. The...
Pray in your own house? One city said not so fast
BS BRIEF: An Ohio city sent an Orthodox Jewish homeowner a cease-and-desist letter after he hosted prayer gatherings in his own home, warning he needed a special permit or could face penalties. A federal appeals court refused to hear his constitutional claims, ruling...
GOP unveils ‘BOASBERG Act’ to stop judges from steering Trump cases
BS BRIEF: Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is introducing the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines (BOASBERG) Act, legislation requiring federal civil cases to be assigned randomly and limiting the ability of chief judges to influence...
Appeals court upholds onerous Hawaiian gun-purchase laws
A closely-divided federal appeals court upheld restrictive laws imposed by Hawaii governing firearms sales Tuesday, overturning lower courts’ decisions. An 11-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned lower court rulings that...
Cook Report: U.S. Senate a ‘True Tossup’
(The Center Square) – Cook Political Report, which conducts election forecasting in races across the country, shifted its prediction outcomes for the U.S. Senate to a “true toss up,” meaning either party has a chance of winning control of the body. The national...
Congress may be out of time to strike deal on permitting reform
Republican members of Congress are running out of time to strike a permitting reform deal after the House passed its own overhaul and left Washington for the midterm campaign trail. The House passed the bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic...
Absentee voting underway in Minnesota
(The Center Square) – Minnesota voters have begun casting ballots for the 2026 general election, making it one of the first states to begin absentee voting. With the 46-day absentee voting period kicking off last Friday, Minnesota voters have already begun...
Diesel hits record even as oil prices fall
Diesel prices hit a record $6.53 a gallon Tuesday even as benchmark crude oil fell to a two-week low. The national average for diesel stood at $6.52 on Wednesday after dipping by one cent overnight. This is compared with $3.69 a year earlier — several months before...
Trump makes Marco Rubio’s latest job permanent — because apparently he had free time
BS BULLETIN: President Trump has made Marco Rubio his permanent national security adviser while Rubio remains secretary of state. Rubio becomes only the second person to simultaneously hold both positions, following Henry Kissinger. Rubio's ever-expanding collection...
